Did anyone else feel that this outbreak of the corona virus in Wuhan look fishy. Wuhan is in the center of China, all traffic from south to north and east to west transit by it and the timing, just before the new year celebration. If nature had wanted to start an outbreak and spread it, she couln t have choose a better place and time. That could be a question for the C , I wouldn't be surprise that the disease isn t natural.
What better way to isolate China in the "trade war" and cause economic and financial difficulties, starting in the central business hub in China, with "a newly-identified coronavirus"?
China has been dealing with a serious smog-air pollution problem since the late 2015-16, mainly caused by coal burning and industrial pollution. They have taken measures to reduce emissions. The air pollution (
humidity and fine particulate matter in the air) might be a factor in creating and causing viruses and infectious diseases? It might also be the perfect medium, if someone wanted to seed the clouds with substances that would be carried by wind currents to a specific area?
China's Five Year Plan to radically tighten air pollution ...
What exactly is causing China’s toxic smog? | South China ...
Why is the smog in China so bad? | Popular Science
A guide to China's smog alert colours | gbtimes.com
China warns of heavy smog during anniversary celebrations ... (Sept. 24, 2019)
The first case of African Swine Fever appeared in August of 2018 which infected 55 percent of China's hog herds in 2019. This Swine Fever is believed to not threaten humans. This "
newly-identified coronavirus" in China is infectious and spreading from human to human. Question remains ... Is the African Swine Fever and this infectious coronavirus, both created through natural occurrences and environment factors or is something else (outside interference) causing these conditions?
Disease that killed millions of China's pigs poses global threat
China has lost millions of pigs in outbreaks of the disease, pushing its pork prices to record highs, forcing purchases of costly imports and roiling global meat markets.
[...] African swine fever has spread to Southeast Asia and eastern Europe, with cases found in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Poland, Belgium and Bulgaria. Around the globe, those countries and others that have so far sidestepped the epidemic are cracking down on travelers, increasing cargo screenings and banning meat imports.
African swine fever does not threaten humans but there’s no vaccine or cure for infected pigs.
If the disease enters the United States, the top pork-exporting nation with 77.3 million hogs, the government would struggle to protect the industry.
In China, the top global pork consumer, the disease has been devastating. The exact number of hog deaths is not known. Rabobank estimated the country lost up to 55% of its pig herd last year. But the Chinese government has reported smaller losses in the country’s $1 trillion hog sector
since the first case in August 2018.
Coronavirus media reports:
Japan confirms case of new Chinese virus, spread is 'concerning'
Jan. 16, 2020 - Japan has confirmed its first case of infection
from a newly-identified coronavirus that has killed one person and infected at least 40 more in China,
as well as prompting a travel alert from the U.S. State Department.
Taiwan confirms first case of infection from new coronavirus
Taiwan on Tuesday confirmed the first case of infection from the new coronavirus, a woman in her 50s who had returned to the island after working in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak began.
Philippines investigates suspected case of Chinese virus
Philippine health authorities are investigating the case of a five-year old Chinese boy with a travel history to Wuhan, the central city where a new coronavirus was first discovered, after he showed flu-like symptoms before arriving in the country.
Russia steps up airport screening of Chinese travelers over coronavirus fears
Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected with the new coronavirus, airport officials said on Tuesday.
China virus spreads to U.S., curbing travel plans and spooking markets
The toll from the Wuhan coronavirus in China rose to six deaths on Tuesday and the first case was reported in the United States, sending markets tumbling on fears of economic damage as tourists canceled travel plans and airports stepped up screening.
China's national health commission to hold briefing on coronavirus Wednesday: notice
China's national health commission will hold a briefing on the coronavirus outbreak at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday, according to a notice issued by the cabinet's press office.
China virus scare sends shudder through European luxury goods sector
European luxury stocks slumped across the board on Tuesday on fears that the coronavirus virus outbreak in China could hurt sales of high-end brands that had managed to weather months of protests in Hong Kong.
Factbox: Latest China virus outbreak revives fears of 2003 SARS fallout
The death toll from a flu-like virus in China climbed to six and new cases surged beyond 300 on Tuesday, sending shivers through global markets as investors recalled the fallout from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002/2003.
Global cost from SARS estimated at $33 billion, or 0.1% of world GDP in 2003. Damage to the economies of China and Hong Kong pegged between 1% and 3%, while total East Asian losses estimated at $20 billion
Factbox: Major severe coronavirus outbreaks in the past 20 years
A new coronavirus has emerged from Wuhan, China, with more than 300 cases and at least six deaths linked to the respiratory illness believed to have emerged from animals, but with the ability to transmit person-to-person. The virus has spread beyond China's borders, raising concerns of a global pandemic.
Trump's trade wars ... and recent deal with China.
Trade deal no panacea for rocky U.S. relations with China
Jan, 15, 2020 - From Huawei to the South China Sea, deep political rifts between Beijing and Washington are set to persist, despite a trade relations breakthrough,
as the United States pushes back against an increasingly powerful and assertive China.
China’s Xi to tie up Belt and Road deals in 'historic' Myanmar visit
Jan. 16, 2020 - China's President Xi Jinping will visit Myanmar on Friday
to ink massive infrastructure deals and extend influence in a neighbor whose ties with the West were frayed by accusations that it conducted genocidal policies against ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
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